Pleasantly surprised! I visited the downtown area. Not sure why but I always thought Lakeland was…read morevery country and nothing around. Not the case! This little downtown area was so cute and bustling! Great non chain restaurants and stores. We also visited the circle b bar reserve and wow!!! By far the best nature bike yet! Beautiful scenery, lakes, trees, wildlife, and more. It was definitely memorable and was a good reminder to not put it past small cities to find hidden gems!

My first time in lakeland. The part of lake I was In...... Really nice the people were friendly…read more The was a farmer's street market going on. I stopped in a few shops the people are nice. I would definitely go back and spend a day exploring around there